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Hans Staden

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German conquistador

GermanyHistorical FiguresLived 1525 to 1579 · aged 54
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Hans Staden was a German soldier and explorer who voyaged to South America in the middle of the sixteenth century, where he was captured by the Tupinambá people of Brazil. He managed to survive and return safe to Europe.

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Hans Staden by H. J. Winkelmann, 1664Hans Staden by H. J. Winkelmann, 1664

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Hans Staden was a German soldier and explorer who voyaged to South America in the middle of the sixteenth century, where he was captured by the Tupinambá people of Brazil. He managed to survive and return safe to Europe. In his widely read True History: An Account of Cannibal Captivity in Brazil, he claimed that the native people that held him captive practiced cannibalism.

Country
Germany
Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1525 to 1579 · aged 54
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18 languages

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